Jet Pilot

Jet Pilot

1957
1h 52m
5.4

5.4/10

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"Exploding with all the power of the jet age... with all the passion of a daring love story!"

Overview

John Wayne stars as U.S. Air Force aviator Jim Shannon, who's tasked with escorting a Soviet pilot (Janet Leigh) claiming -- at the height of the Cold War -- that she wants to defect. After falling in love with and wedding the fetching flyer, Shannon learns from his superiors that she's a spy on a mission to extract military secrets. To save his new wife from prison and deportation, Shannon devises a risky plan in this 1957 drama.

Status: Released

Budget: $9,000,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
RKO Radio Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date October 11, 1957
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0050562

Cast

John Wayne
John Wayne

Col. Jim Shannon

Janet Leigh
Janet Leigh

Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon / Olga Orlief

Jay C. Flippen
Jay C. Flippen

Maj. Gen. Black

Paul Fix
Paul Fix

Maj. Rexford

Richard Rober
Richard Rober

FBI Agent George Rivers

Roland Winters
Roland Winters

Col. Sokolov

Hans Conried
Hans Conried

Col. Matoff

Ivan Triesault
Ivan Triesault

Gen. Dimitri Langrad

Joyce Compton
Joyce Compton

Mary Lou Simpson

Denver Pyle
Denver Pyle

Mr. Simpson

Perdita Chandler
Perdita Chandler

Georgie Rexford

Key Crew

Josef von Sternberg
Director
Jules Furthman
Writer
Jules Furthman
Producer
Howard Hughes
Producer